Crossword clues for oppugn
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oppugn \Op*pugn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppugned; p. pr. & vb. n. Oppugning.] [OF. oppugner, L. oppugnare; ob (see Ob-) + pugnare to fight. See Impugn.] To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to oppose; to resist.
They said the manner of their impeachment they could
not but conceive did oppugn the rights of Parliament.
--Clarendon.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., from Latin oppugnare "to fight against, attack, assail," from ob- "toward, against" (see ob-) + pugnare "to fight" (see pugnacious). Related: Oppugned; oppugning.
Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive rare English) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
WordNet
v. challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" [syn: question, call into question]
Usage examples of "oppugn".
Among the most unhappy Circumstances to convict a Witch, one is a maligning and oppugning the Word, Work, or Worship of God, and by any extraordinary Sign seeking to seduce any from it, see Deu.